Birds and their associated Chewing Lice

Cuculidae - Cuckoos

Centropodiella [Philopteridae]
Colpocephalum [Menoponidae]
Cuculicola [Philopteridae]
Cuculimenopon [Menoponidae]
Cuculiphilus [Menoponidae]
Cuculoecus [Philopteridae]
Osborniella [Menoponidae]
Rhynonirmus [Philopteridae]
Rallicola [Philopteridae]
Vernoniella [Philopteridae]

Cuculinae

Clamator Kaup, 1829

• Clamator jacobinus (Boddaert, 1783) - Pied Cuckoo
Cuculiphilus snodgrassi (Kellogg and Kuwana, 1902)
Cuculicola concolor Ansari, 1955 *
Cuculicola distinctus Ansari, 1955 *

• Clamator levaillantii (Swainson, 1829) - Levaillant's Cuckoo
• Clamator coromandus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
Cuculicola coromandus (Rudow, 1869) *

• Clamator glandarius (Linnaeus, 1758) - Great Spotted Cuckoo
Cuculicola limbatus Tendeiro, 1962 *
Cuculiphilus snodgrassi (Kellogg and Kuwana, 1902)

Pachycoccyx Cabanis, 1882

• Pachycoccyx audeberti (Schlegel, 1879) - Thick-billed Cuckoo

Cuculus Linnaeus, 1758

• Cuculus crassirostris (Walden, 1872) - Sulawesi Hawk-Cuckoo
• Cuculus sparverioides Vigors, 1832 - Large Hawk-Cuckoo
Cuculiphilus upak Ansari, 1951

• Cuculus varius Vahl, 1797 - Common Hawk-Cuckoo
Cuculiphilus upak Ansari, 1951 *

• Cuculus vagans Muller,S, 1845 - Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo
• Cuculus fugax Horsfield, 1821 - Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo
• Cuculus hyperythrus Gould, 1856 - Northern Hawk-Cuckoo
• Cuculus pectoralis (Cabanis and Heine, 1863) - Philippine Hawk-Cuckoo
• Cuculus solitarius Stephens, 1815 - Red-chested Cuckoo
Cuculiphilus upak Ansari, 1951

• Cuculus clamosus Latham, 1802 - Black Cuckoo
• Cuculus micropterus Gould, 1837 - Indian Cuckoo
• Cuculus canorus Linnaeus, 1758 - Common Cuckoo
Cuculicola latirostris (Burmeister, 1838) *
Cuculiphilus fasciatus (Scopoli, 1763) *
Cuculiphilus snodgrassi (Kellogg and Kuwana, 1902)
Cuculoecus latifrons (Denny, 1842) *

• Cuculus gularis Stephens, 1815 - African Cuckoo
• Cuculus saturatus Blyth, 1843 - Oriental Cuckoo
Cuculicola latirostris (Burmeister, 1838)
Cuculiphilus fasciatus (Scopoli, 1763)
Cuculoecus latifrons (Denny, 1842) *

• Cuculus poliocephalus Latham, 1790 - Lesser Cuckoo
Cuculiphilus hototogisu Uchida, 1926 *

• Cuculus rochii Hartlaub, 1863 - Madagascar Cuckoo
• Cuculus pallidus Latham, 1802 - Pallid Cuckoo
Cuculiphilus fasciatus (Scopoli, 1763)

Cercococcyx Cabanis, 1882

• Cercococcyx mechowi Cabanis, 1882 - Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo
• Cercococcyx olivinus Sassi, 1912 - Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo
• Cercococcyx montanus Chapin, 1928 - Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo

Cacomantis Müller, S., 1843

• Cacomantis sonneratii (Latham, 1790) - Banded Bay Cuckoo
• Cacomantis passerinus (Vahl, 1797) - Grey-bellied Cuckoo
• Cacomantis merulinus (Scopoli, 1786) - Plaintive Cuckoo
Cuculiphilus snodgrassi (Kellogg and Kuwana, 1902)

• Cacomantis variolosus (Vigors and Horsfield, 1827) - Brush Cuckoo
• Cacomantis castaneiventris (Gould, 1867) - Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo
• Cacomantis flabelliformis (Latham, 1802) - Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Cuculoecus laticlypeatus (Piaget, 1871) *

Chrysococcyx Boie, 1826

• Chrysococcyx osculans (Gould, 1847) - Black-eared Cuckoo
• Chrysococcyx basalis (Horsfield, 1821) - Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo
• Chrysococcyx minutillus Gould, 1859 - Little Bronze-Cuckoo
• Chrysococcyx crassirostris (Salvadori, 1878) - Pied Bronze-Cuckoo
• Chrysococcyx lucidus (Gmelin, 1788) - Shining Bronze-Cuckoo
Cuculicola kui Kettle, 1980 *

• Chrysococcyx ruficollis (Salvadori, 1876) - Rufous-throated Bronze-Cuckoo
• Chrysococcyx meyeri (Salvadori, 1874) - White-eared Bronze-Cuckoo
• Chrysococcyx maculatus (Gmelin, 1788) - Asian Emerald Cuckoo
• Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus (Horsfield, 1821) - Violet Cuckoo
• Chrysococcyx flavigularis Shelley, 1880 - Yellow-throated Cuckoo
• Chrysococcyx klaas (Stephens, 1815) - Klaas's Cuckoo
• Chrysococcyx cupreus (Shaw, 1792) - African Emerald Cuckoo
Cuculicola pallidus Tendeiro, 1962 *
Cuculiphilus snodgrassi (Kellogg and Kuwana, 1902)
Cuculoecus africanus Mey, 1993 *

• Chrysococcyx caprius (Boddaert, 1783) - Dideric Cuckoo

Rhamphomantis Salvadori, 1878

• Rhamphomantis megarhynchus (Gray,GR, 1858) - Long-billed Cuckoo

Surniculus Lesson, 1830

• Surniculus lugubris (Horsfield, 1821) - Asian Drongo-cuckoo
Cuculiphilus snodgrassi (Kellogg and Kuwana, 1902)

• Surniculus velutinus (Horsfield, 1821) - Philippine Drongo-cuckoo

Caliechthrus Cabanis and Heine, 1863

• Caliechthrus leucolophus (Muller,S, 1840) - White-crowned Koel

Microdynamis Salvadori, 1878

• Microdynamis parva (Salvadori, 1876) - Dwarf Koel

Eudynamys Vigors and Horsfield, 1827

• Eudynamys scolopacea (Linnaeus, 1758) - Asian Koel
Cuculicola dilatatofasciatus (Piaget, 1880) *
Cuculicola jamilae Ansari, 1955 *
Cuculiphilus fasciativentris Carriker, 1955

Urodynamis Salvadori, 1880

• Urodynamis taitensis (Sparrman, 1787) - Long-tailed Koel
Cuculiphilus fasciativentris Carriker, 1955

Scythrops Latham, 1790

• Scythrops novaehollandiae Latham, 1790 - Channel-billed Cuckoo
Cuculicola acutus (Rudow, 1870) *
Cuculicola lipeuriformis (Rudow, 1869) *
Cuculiphilus platygaster (Giebel, 1874) *
Cuculoecus obcordatus (Piaget, 1871) *

Phaenicophaeinae

Ceuthmochares Cabanis and Heine, 1863

• Ceuthmochares aereus (Vieillot, 1817) - Yellowbill

Rhopodytes Cabanis and Heine, 1863

• Rhopodytes diardi (Lesson, 1830) - Black-bellied Malkoha
Cuculiphilus snodgrassi (Kellogg and Kuwana, 1902)

• Rhopodytes sumatranus (Raffles, 1822) - Chestnut-bellied Malkoha
Cuculiphilus fasciativentris Carriker, 1955

• Rhopodytes tristis (Lesson, 1830) - Green-billed Malkoha
Cuculicola hardayali Somadder and Tandan, 1970 *

• Rhopodytes viridirostris (Jerdon, 1840) - Blue-faced Malkoha

Taccocua Lesson, 1830

• Taccocua leschenaultii (Lesson, 1830) - Sirkeer Malkoha

Rhinortha Vigors, 1830

• Rhinortha chlorophaea (Raffles, 1822) - Raffles´s Malkoha

Zanclostomus Swainson, 1837

• Zanclostomus javanicus (Horsfield, 1821) - Red-billed Malkoha
Cuculimenopon pallidi Price and Emerson, 1975 *

• Zanclostomus calyorhynchus Temminck, 1825 - Yellow-billed Malkoha
• Zanclostomus curvirostris (Shaw, 1810) - Chestnut-breasted Malkoha
Cuculicola hardayali Somadder and Tandan, 1970
Cuculiphilus snodgrassi (Kellogg and Kuwana, 1902)

Phaenicophaeus Stephens, 1815

• Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus (Pennant, 1769) - Red-faced Malkoha
Cuculicola hardayali Somadder and Tandan, 1970

Dasylophus Swainson, 1837

• Dasylophus superciliosus Dumont, 1823 - Red-crested Malkoha

Lepidogrammus Reichenbach, 1849

• Lepidogrammus cumingi (Fraser, 1839) - Scale-feathered Malkoha

Coccyzus Vieillot, 1816

• Coccyzus pumilus Strickland, 1852 - Dwarf Cuckoo
• Coccyzus cinereus Vieillot, 1817 - Ash-colored Cuckoo
• Coccyzus erythropthalmus (Wilson,A, 1811) - Black-billed Cuckoo
Cuculicola erythropthalmus Emerson, 1964 *
Cuculoecus coccygii (Osborn, 1896)

• Coccyzus americanus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Cuculiphilus snodgrassi (Kellogg and Kuwana, 1902)
Cuculoecus coccygii (Osborn, 1896) *

• Coccyzus euleri Cabanis, 1873 - Pearly-breasted Cuckoo
• Coccyzus minor (Gmelin, 1788) - Mangrove Cuckoo
Cuculiphilus snodgrassi (Kellogg and Kuwana, 1902)
Cuculoecus coccygii (Osborn, 1896)

• Coccyzus ferrugineus Gould, 1843 - Cocos Cuckoo
• Coccyzus melacoryphus Vieillot, 1817 - Dark-billed Cuckoo
Cuculiphilus snodgrassi (Kellogg and Kuwana, 1902) *
Cuculoecus coccygii (Osborn, 1896)

• Coccyzus lansbergi Bonaparte, 1850 - Grey-capped Cuckoo

Saurothera Vieillot, 1816

• Saurothera merlini d'Orbigny, 1839 - Great Lizard-Cuckoo
• Saurothera vieilloti Bonaparte, 1850 - Puerto Rican Lizard-Cuckoo
• Saurothera vetula (Linnaeus, 1758) - Jamaican Lizard-Cuckoo
• Saurothera longirostris (Hermann, 1783) - Hispaniolan Lizard-Cuckoo

Hyetornis Sclater, P. L., 1862

• Hyetornis pluvialis (Gmelin, 1788) - Chestnut-bellied Cuckoo
• Hyetornis rufigularis (Hartlaub, 1852) - Bay-breasted Cuckoo

Piaya Lesson, 1830

• Piaya cayana (Linnaeus, 1766) - Squirrel Cuckoo
Cuculicola atopus (Kellogg, 1899) *
Cuculiphilus fasciativentris Carriker, 1955 *
Cuculoecus piayae Carriker and Diaz-Ungria, 1961 *

• Piaya melanogaster (Vieillot, 1817) - Black-bellied Cuckoo
• Piaya minuta (Vieillot, 1817) - Little Cuckoo

Carpococcyx Gray, G. R., 1840

• Carpococcyx radiceus (Temminck, 1832) - Bornean Ground-Cuckoo
Centropodiella borneoensis May, 1985 *

• Carpococcyx viridis Salvadori, 1879 - Sumatran Ground-Cuckoo
• Carpococcyx renauldi Oustalet, 1896 - Coral-billed Ground-Cuckoo
Rhynonirmus kingi Emerson and Price, 1968 *

Coua Schinz, 1821

• Coua delalandei (Temminck, 1827) - Snail-eating Coua@
• Coua gigas (Boddaert, 1783) - Giant Coua
• Coua coquereli Grandidier,A, 1867 - Coquerel's Coua
• Coua serriana Pucheran, 1845 - Red-breasted Coua
• Coua reynaudii Pucheran, 1845 - Red-fronted Coua
• Coua cursor Grandidier,A, 1867 - Running Coua
• Coua ruficeps Gray,GR, 1846 - Red-capped Coua
• Coua cristata (Linnaeus, 1766) - Crested Coua
• Coua verreauxi Grandidier,A, 1867 - Verreaux's Coua
• Coua caerulea (Linnaeus, 1766) - Blue Coua

Centropodinae

Centropus Illiger, 1811

Colpocephalum pricei (Tendeiro, 1989)

• Centropus celebensis Quoy and Gaimard, 1830 - Bay Coucal
• Centropus unirufus (Cabanis and Heine, 1862) - Rufous Coucal
• Centropus melanops Lesson, 1830 - Black-faced Coucal
Cuculicola philippensis Somadder and Tandan, 1970 *

• Centropus nigrorufus (Cuvier, 1816) - Sunda Coucal
• Centropus milo Gould, 1856 - Buff-headed Coucal
• Centropus goliath Bonaparte, 1850 - Goliath Coucal
• Centropus violaceus Quoy and Gaimard, 1830 - Violaceous Coucal
Cuculicola vagata Somadder and Tandan, 1979

• Centropus menbeki Lesson and Garnot, 1828 - Greater Black Coucal
Cuculicola vagata Somadder and Tandan, 1979

• Centropus ateralbus Lesson, 1826 - Pied Coucal
• Centropus phasianinus (Latham, 1802) - Pheasant Coucal
Colpocephalum phasianini Price, 1968 *
Cuculicola vagata Somadder and Tandan, 1979 *

• Centropus spilopterus Gray,GR, 1858 - Kai Coucal
• Centropus bernsteini Schlegel, 1866 - Lesser Black Coucal
Cuculicola vagata Somadder and Tandan, 1979

• Centropus chalybeus (Salvadori, 1876) - Biak Coucal
• Centropus rectunguis Strickland, 1847 - Short-toed Coucal
• Centropus steerii Bourns and Worcester, 1894 - Black-hooded Coucal
• Centropus sinensis (Stephens, 1815) - Greater Coucal
Colpocephalum sinensis Price, 1968 *
Cuculicola sinensis Somadder and Tandan, 1970 *
Cuculiphilus snodgrassi (Kellogg and Kuwana, 1902)
Rallicola unguiculatus (Piaget, 1880)

• Centropus andamanensis Beavan, 1867 - Brown Coucal
• Centropus viridis (Scopoli, 1786) - Philippine Coucal
• Centropus toulou (Muller,PLS, 1776) - Madagascar Coucal
• Centropus grillii Hartlaub, 1861 - Black Coucal
• Centropus bengalensis (Gmelin, 1788) - Lesser Coucal
Rallicola unguiculatus (Piaget, 1880)

• Centropus chlororhynchus Blyth, 1849 - Green-billed Coucal
• Centropus leucogaster (Leach, 1814) - Black-throated Coucal
• Centropus anselli Sharpe, 1874 - Gabon Coucal
• Centropus monachus Rüppell, 1837 - Blue-headed Coucal
Colpocephalum ignotum Tendeiro, 1958

• Centropus cupreicaudus Reichenow, 1896 - Coppery-tailed Coucal
• Centropus senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) - Senegal Coucal
Colpocephalum ignotum Tendeiro, 1958
Cuculiphilus snodgrassi (Kellogg and Kuwana, 1902)

• Centropus superciliosus Ehrenberg, 1833 - White-browed Coucal
Colpocephalum ignotum Tendeiro, 1958 *
Cuculiphilus snodgrassi (Kellogg and Kuwana, 1902)
Rallicola centropus Tendeiro, 1960 *

Crotophaginae

Crotophaga Linnaeus, 1758

• Crotophaga major Gmelin, 1788 - Greater Ani
Colpocephalum crotophagicola Cicchino and Abrahamovich, 1997 *
Osborniella clayae Wiseman, 1966 *
Vernoniella biprosapiae (Carriker, 1956)

• Crotophaga ani Linnaeus, 1758 - Smooth-billed Ani
Osborniella crotophagae (Stafford, 1943) *
Vernoniella guimaraesi Thompson, 1948 *

• Crotophaga sulcirostris Swainson, 1827 - Groove-billed Ani
Colpocephalum crotophagicola Cicchino and Abrahamovich, 1997
Osborniella sulcirostriae Wiseman, 1963 *
Vernoniella macgregori (Kellogg, 1899) *

Guira Lesson, 1830

• Guira guira (Gmelin, 1788) - Guira Cuckoo
Osborniella guiraensis (Kellogg, 1906) *
Vernoniella bergi (Kellogg, 1906) *

Neomorphinae

Tapera Thunberg, 1819

• Tapera naevia (Linnaeus, 1766) - Striped Cuckoo
Cuculicola sculptus (Kolenati, 1858) *

Dromococcyx Weid, 1832

• Dromococcyx phasianellus (Spix, 1824) - Pheasant Cuckoo
• Dromococcyx pavoninus Pelzeln, 1870 - Pavonine Cuckoo

Morococcyx Sclater, P. L., 1832

• Morococcyx erythropygus (Lesson, 1842) - Lesser Ground-Cuckoo

Geococcyx Waglelr, 1831

• Geococcyx californianus (Lesson, 1829) - Greater Roadrunner
Cuculicola splendidus (Kellogg, 1899)

• Geococcyx velox (Wagner, 1836) - Lesser Roadrunner

NeomorphusGloger, 1827

• Neomorphus geoffroyi (Temminck, 1820) - Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo
• Neomorphus squamiger Todd, 1925 - Scaled Ground-Cuckoo
• Neomorphus radiolosus Sclater and Salvin, 1878 - Rufous-winged Ground-Cuckoo
• Neomorphus pucheranii (Deville, 1851) - Red-billed Ground-Cuckoo